9 Outrageous Floating Homes For Sale

By Zillow | Forbes – Thu, Jun 23, 2011

Living close to a body of water has its share of real estate perks — water views, waterfront properties, private beaches, and personal boat launches are a few top-of-mind examples. One type of real estate that ultimately takes advantage of water, however, is the floating home.

Perhaps the most popular floating home was the one used in the hit movie, "Sleepless in Seattle," starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Not to be confused with a house boat -- which is mobile and can move around -- a floating home is permanently attached to a dock, is connected to a sewer system and does not have its own means of propulsion. But, like a house boat, it has incredible water views.

Ranging in size from small (800 sq ft) to…

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Vanilla Ice is going from 'Ice Ice Baby' to 'Real Estate Baby' teaching us strategies and techniques to survive in the housing market.  

90's images - Vanilla Ice

90's images - Vanilla Ice by Allison Stevenson

 "When ‘Ice, Ice Baby' was selling a million records a day, I bought several properties; a home next to Michael J. Fox in LA, a palace in Miami, and mountain cabin in Utah,” Vanilla Ice revealed "Then, a few years later, I took a break from touring, saw that my properties had cobwebs, so I sold them, and to my surprise, I made a huge profit!”

Vanilla Ice's real estate website was inspired by the rappers reality TV show, "The Vanilla Ice Project," which features his company renovating homes in the southern Florida area. 

“I've been flooded with requests from…

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Startup advertising firm Adzookie wants to turn homes into massive billboards. In exchange, the company will pay the house's mortgage.

By Julianne Pepitone, staff reporter

April 5, 2011: 7:51 PM ET

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Startup advertising firm Adzookie has latched on to a high-profile way to publicize itself: by turning homes into massive billboards.

In exchange, Adzookie says it will pay the house owner's mortgage every month for as long as the home stays painted.

Adzookie launched the offer on its website Tuesday -- and by late afternoon, the company had already received more than 1,000 applications, according to Adzookie CEO Romeo Mendoza. One even came from a church.

"It really blew my mind," Mendoza said. "I knew the economy was tough, but it's sad to see how many homeowners are really struggling."

Adzookie intends to…

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